1985, the year we decided that "getting away from it all" meant bringing every single corded appliance we owned into the woods. Honda’s pitch here is peak Boomer-era irony, urging you to "run away from home" while simultaneously ensuring you don’t miss a single episode of Miami Vice or a freshly blended strawberry daiquiri.
Look at that hatchback. It’s a structural miracle. They managed to fit a wooden television set and a boombox the size of a microwave into a space meant for groceries. And let’s pour one out for the basset hound, who clearly realized long ago that "nature" now includes the hum of a 4-stroke engine and the smell of ozone. Nothing says "peace and quiet" like the high-pitched whir of a blender crushing ice at sunset while your electric blanket draws 600 watts in the middle of a forest. It’s not a camping trip; it’s a hostage situation for electronics.
Source: Time Magazine, June 24th 1985.
